Gregory of Nyssa’s Fourth Century Water Organ
(a Reconstruction) and the Elements of Creation in His
Texts: Water, Air, Fire and Earth
Gregory of Nyssa’s Fourth Century Water Organ
(a Reconstruction) and the Elements of Creation in His
Texts: Water, Air, Fire and Earth
Author(s): Elena Ene D-VasilescuSubject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Theology and Religion
Published by: Editura Universităţii »Alexandru Ioan Cuza« din Iaşi
Keywords: Gregory of Nyssa; Macrina; Moses; earth; water; air; fire;
Summary/Abstract: Gregory of Nyssa (c. 335 - c. 395), as the Platonists and most of the ancientthinkers, consider water, air, fire, and earth to be the fundaments of the created world. Hequalifies the human person to be a microcosm, a small world that reproduces the universe.When, in his dialogue On the Soul and the Resurrection,[1] Nyssen describes twoof the constituents of creation (air and water) and exemplifies how people use them, hedoes so by presenting a mechanism powered by those.This article presents a twenty first century reconstruction of that ‘installation’described by Gregory in the fourth century AD.
Journal: Analele Ştiinţifice ale Universităţii »Alexandru Ioan Cuza« din Iaşi. Teologie Ortodoxă
- Issue Year: 25/2020
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 67-80
- Page Count: 13
- Language: English